Academy converter · Croydon

Woodcote Primary School

3–11Ages
871Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148223URN

Dunsfold Rise, Coulsdon, CR5 2ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.3 below Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

291 applications for 110 places · 56th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 20 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Croydon median (3.0) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

291 applications · 110 places offered · 90 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.7; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 2.8; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 2.8; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 2.6; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 3.0; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 3.1; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 3.1; Croydon median median 3.1; as the previous school
2019 3.3; Croydon median median 3.1; as the previous school
2018 3.1; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2017 3.2; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2016 3.3; Croydon median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Croydon median in 1 of 6 years.

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as Woodcote Primary School (URN 135525), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	110	291	2.7	90	0.82
Sep 2025	120	337	2.8	98	0.82
Sep 2024	119	333	2.8	91	0.76
Sep 2023	120	314	2.6	97	0.81
Sep 2022	116	343	3.0	81	0.70
Sep 2021	120	367	3.1	81	0.68
Sep 2020 *	120	367	3.1	95	0.79
Sep 2019 *	120	390	3.3	88	0.73
Sep 2018 *	110	339	3.1	89	0.81
Sep 2017 *	120	379	3.2	86	0.72
Sep 2016 *	120	400	3.3	104	0.87
Sep 2015 *	90	254	2.8	67	0.74
Sep 2014 *	84	237	2.8	59	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 82% · Maths 76% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%40th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Croydon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	22%	109	105
2023/24	69%	16%	106	106
2022/23	77%	15%	107	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Woodcote Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Smitham Primary School
1.2 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Beaumont Primary School
1.3 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

9.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

4.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Byron
2.0 km · Croydon

Good2023

4.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Chipstead Valley Primary School
2.0 km · Croydon

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Woodmansterne Primary School
2.1 km · Surrey

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Croydon

Good2023

3.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
New Valley Primary School
2.3 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

4.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148223 · 306/3418
Trust: The Pioneer Academy
Capacity: 840 pupils · 871 on roll
Free school meals: 16.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2020
Replaced: Woodcote Primary School (URN 135525)
Address: Dunsfold Rise, Coulsdon, CR5 2ED
Local authority: Croydon

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources